Teachings of Patriots and Statesmen: Or, The "founders of the Republic" on Slavery |
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... labor con- trasted - Mr . Harrison's compromise , that two slaves should be counted as one freeman , and remarks thereon - Mr . Wilson against slavery- Mr. Payne's remarks- Dr Witherspoon against tax on slaves - Mr . Chase on the ...
... labor con- trasted - Mr . Harrison's compromise , that two slaves should be counted as one freeman , and remarks thereon - Mr . Wilson against slavery- Mr. Payne's remarks- Dr Witherspoon against tax on slaves - Mr . Chase on the ...
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... labor in cattle ; but so may the Southern farmer , working ten slaves ; that a State of one hundred thousand freemen can maintain no more cattle than one of one hundred thousand slaves . Therefore , they have no more of that kind of ...
... labor in cattle ; but so may the Southern farmer , working ten slaves ; that a State of one hundred thousand freemen can maintain no more cattle than one of one hundred thousand slaves . Therefore , they have no more of that kind of ...
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... labor generally , but negro women are not . In this , then , the Southern States have an advan- tage , as the Article now stands . It has sometimes been said that slavery is necessary , because the commodities they raise would be too ...
... labor generally , but negro women are not . In this , then , the Southern States have an advan- tage , as the Article now stands . It has sometimes been said that slavery is necessary , because the commodities they raise would be too ...
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... labor in vain that build it . " I firmly believe this ; and I also firmly believe this , that without his concurring aid we shall succeed , in this political building , no better than the builders of Babel . We shall be divided by our ...
... labor in vain that build it . " I firmly believe this ; and I also firmly believe this , that without his concurring aid we shall succeed , in this political building , no better than the builders of Babel . We shall be divided by our ...
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... labor of a slave in South Carolina , was as valuable as that of a freeman in Massachussets . Free negroes in the North , have an equal representa- tion with the whites . So should the slaves of the South have . Mr. Williamson , said ...
... labor of a slave in South Carolina , was as valuable as that of a freeman in Massachussets . Free negroes in the North , have an equal representa- tion with the whites . So should the slaves of the South have . Mr. Williamson , said ...
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Page 40 - Ana the Articles of this confederation shall be inviolably observed by every state, and the union shall be perpetual ; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them ; unless such alteration be agreed to in a congress of the united states, and be afterwards confirmed by the legislatures...